Kelsey Museum of Archaeology: Rome

Object Identifier: 0000.00.0513
Object Name: Lamp
Lot: Kelsey, Francis W.
Collections: Kelsey Permanent Artifact Collections
Object Type: Lamps
Materials: Ceramic; Glaze
Width: 11.5
Height: 3.6
Weight: 154.7g
Inscribed: yes
Full Artifact Description: Buff clay with worn red glaze. End of small circular nozzle missing. Extends part way across rim and small stamped circle at either side of base. Stamped ovule pattern on broad rim. Raised band set off by grooves between rim and discus. Air hole in discus at base of nozzle. In center, bust of Zeus, front, chiton and himation over both shoulders, eagle in front and just below, wings spread, looks to left, conventionalized thunderbolt in claws. Ring handle chipped on top, three grooves on upper half. Circular reverse set off by groove within which is incised stamp; ”C. Oppi Res (tituti)”.
Subjects: Zeus
Verbatim Provenance: Italy
Verbatim Site: Rome
Countermark: no
Type Category: Artifact

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Rome; Lamp; Ceramic; Glaze